When I just turned 16 in 1975 I got a Boy Scouts tour of a Corvette shop
in Fresno called "Corvettes Unlimited". They had a '56 vette (yellow with
white coves ISTR) that someone had done poor rear fender flares on for $2200.
My dad (wisely) said "There is no way a teenage werewolf like yourself is
getting a Corvette". I had the $2200 at the time. I am still muttering about
that one.
He wouldn't let me buy a TR3 either.
Bill in Tehachapi - who originally started the Crash Gear Box thread...
From: Dave1massey@cs.com
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In a message dated 6/16/2010
11:14:23 AM Central
Daylight Time,
KingsCreekTrees@aol.com
writes:
> Indeed a great car to learn to drive on, and yes,
after that, nearly
> everything seemed a bit dull. Most
frustrating, however, is the fact that
my
> dad sold the car in
excellent condition in the early 1970's for 400 quid.
> I've just
seen a similar vehicle sell for 400,000. After selling the
Bentley,
>
he bought a non-runner TR3A for 200 quid and it took us a year to get
it
> roadworthy. He sold it three years later for 300 quid, when
we moved to the
> U.S. Wouldn't it be nice if our cars were
still worth 50-75% of the value
> of a 1920's Bentley???
>
>
>
Back in the early 70's my dad had an opportunity
to buy a gull wing
Mercedes for $6000. The engine was out and
apart. He said there was no way
a
non-running car was worth $6000.
I
didn't have $6000 at the time either.
Dave
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